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- Lieutenant General Sir John Gaspard Le Marchant GCMG KCB (1803–1874) was a British Army officer and governor of Newfoundland from 1847 to 1852. He later became the Lieutenant Governor of Nova Scotia (1852–1858) and Governor of Malta (1858–1864).
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John Gaspard Le Marchant had loved soldiering and left it only after positive assurance from the Duke of Wellington that the acceptance of the civil position would promote his prospects in the army. Le Marchant’s appointment became official in February 1847 and he arrived in St John’s in April succeeding Sir John Harvey* .
Taking the view that far too much had been spent on direct relief, he diverted funds to public works, mainly in St. John's, including repairs to Government House. The relief controversy revived debate over the introduction of responsible government, to which LeMarchant was firmly opposed.
Le Marchant was the first lieutenant-governor of the college, and during the nine years that he held this appointment he trained many officers who served with distinction under Wellington in the Peninsular War.
John Gaspard Le Marchant had loved soldiering and left it only after positive assurance from the Duke of Wellington that the acceptance of the civil position would promote his prospects in the army. Le Marchant’s appointment became official in February 1847 and he arrived in St John’s in April succeeding Sir John Harvey*
- Background and Early Life
- Campaign Experience and Swordsmanship Manual
- Founder of The First British Military College
- Peninsular War Cavalry General
- Legacy
- Family
- References
- Further Reading
Le Marchant was the son of an officer of dragoons, John Le Marchant, a member of an old Guernsey family; his mother, Marie, was the daughter of Count Hirzel de St. Gratien and a descendant of the celebrated French Protestant leader Admiral Gaspard de Coligny, from whom Le Marchant derived his middle name. Le Marchant was born at his maternal grandf...
Le Marchant served as a brigade major during the disastrous Low Countries campaign of 1793-95, and for a time had command of his regiment as the most senior officer present.His practical experience in the field brought to Le Marchant's attention the many deficiencies of equipment and training the British cavalry suffered from. He was impressed by t...
With the exception of the specialist instruction school for artillery officers at Woolwich no institution for the education of military officers existed in Britain. In 1801, after overcoming considerable opposition on the grounds of cost, Le Marchant's scheme for establishing the High Wycombe and Great Marlow schools for the military instruction of...
Having been promoted to major-general Le Marchant was given the command of a brigade of heavy cavalry in 1811, and greatly distinguished himself in several actions. In the cavalry clash at Villagarcia, 11 April 1812, Le Marchant led the 5th Dragoon Guards in a perfectly timed flank charge, in echelon of squadrons, which defeated two strong columns ...
Le Marchant was responsible for a considerable improvement in the practical abilities of the British army on campaign. His sword exercise undoubtedly augmented the combat capabilities of the British cavalry. The military college produced many able staff officers, collectively known as "Wycombites," who went on to serve in important staff positions ...
He married, on 29 October 1789, Mary daughter of John Carey of Guernsey. All accounts suggest that Le Marchant was a devoted husband and father. Mary Le Marchant pre-deceased her husband, dying in childbirth in 1811. Le Marchant had four sons and six daughters. Two of his sons, Sir Denis Le Marchant, 1st Baronet and John Le Marchant, gained public ...
Cole, J.W. (1870). Memoirs of British Generals Distinguished During the Peninsular War. II. London: R. Bentley. p. 289. http://archive.org/details/memoirsbritishg02colegoog.Fletcher, I. (1999). Galloping at Everything: The British Cavalry in the Peninsula and at Waterloo 1808-15. Spellmount, Staplehurst. ISBN 1-86227-016-3.Le Marchant, D. (1841). Memoirs of the Late Major General Le Marchant. London: Printed by Samuel Bentley. http://books.google.co.uk/books?id=_f8GAAAAQAAJ&pg=PA201&dq=Memoirs+Of+The+Late+Major+Gener...Sweetman, John (2004) "Le Marchant, John Gaspard (1766–1812)" Oxford Dictionary of National Biography (online ed.) Oxford University Press Digital object identifier:10.1093/ref:odnb/16423 (Subscrip...Le Marchant, J.G. (1 December 1796). Rules and Regulations of the Sword Exercise of the Cavalry, Adjutant Generals Office. published anonymously, though the monogram 'JGLM' appears on the final pag...S&P staff Republic of Égyptien Q42 user:mgbtrust0 ®™✓©§∆∆∆€¢£. "British 1796 LC swords to 14th Light Dragoons". swordsandpistols.co.uk. http://www.swordsandpistols.co.uk/swords_gallery/index.php?pa...Paul Le Messurier reveals the little-known story of esteemed cavalry officer Major General John Le Marchant, the founder of the Royal Military Academy Sandhurst. John Gaspard Le Marchant joined the British Army at the age of 16.
Le Marchant was lieutenant-governor of Newfoundland from February 1847 to June 1852, lieutenant-governor of Nova Scotia from June 1852 to December 1867, governor of Malta from 1859 to 1864 (during which period be held local rank of lieutenant-general), and commander-in-chief at Madras from 1865 to 1868.
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